Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who recently walked away from the NDA fold, on Saturday expressed happiness over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not being able to form a government in Karnataka.

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who recently walked away from the NDA fold, on Saturday expressed happiness over the fall of the three-day-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka.

“All those who believe in democracy are happy,” Chandrababu Naidu said when asked to comment on BS Yeddyurappa’s resignation as Karnataka chief minister.

Yeddyurappa today resigned without facing a trust vote. "I am going to resign as chief minister....I will go to Raj Bhavan and submit my resignation. I will not face confidence vote....I am going to resign," he told the Assembly.

Before announcing his resignation, the 75-year-old BJP leader said, “They (Cong-JD (S) ) have made an unscrupulous post-poll alliance. The single largest party is the BJP. Always the invitation is given to the single largest party and the Governor invited us as per procedure."

"If only people would have given us 113 seats instead of 104, we would have made this state a paradise. But I will fight for the state till my last breath. We will get 28 out of 28 seats in Lok Sabha and I will win 150 Assembly seats for Narendra Modi (in the next Assembly elections)," Yeddyurappa said.

Earlier in the day, in order to ensure transparency, the Supreme Court ordered live telecast of the crucial floor test in the Karnataka Assembly.

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Karnataka floor test, trust vote: Yeddyurappa resigns; Chandrababu Naidu, Mamata Banerjee say democracy winsDescription:Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who recently walked away from the NDA fold, on Saturday expressed happiness over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not being able to form a government in Karnataka.Times Now